At least nine killed in ambush near Baghdad airport

Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying Iraqi workers to Baghdad airport today, showering them with bullets and killing nine people.

At least 11 people were also wounded in the attack, said a paramedic at Yarmouk hospital, where the victims were taken.

The victims were mainly Shiite Muslims from Baghdad’s Sadr City neighbourhood, and were attacked before reaching the main checkpoint at the airport’s entrance, the official said.

Also today, a roadside bomb wounded three policemen in a south-eastern section of the Iraqi capital, police said.